Learner Reviews & Feedback for Imagining Other Earths by Princeton University
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RE
Aug 30, 2015
This was a very interesting class taught in such a manner that an undergraduate student majoring in any area would find interesting and educational, their is very much to learn for anyone
CN
Jan 25, 2016
The best course ever.! it really has the scientific detail that you do not find anywhere else in a clear simple and didactic way. The instructor is an amazing educator.
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By michael d
•Mar 5, 2021
very good lecturer
By Marina D
•Apr 29, 2016
Excellent course!
By Deleted A
•Jan 27, 2017
Amazing course
By Subhra C
•Jul 25, 2020
Great Course.
By Stephan S
•Sep 1, 2020
Great course
By Nadine R
•Oct 21, 2015
Great course
By Dr B J
•May 15, 2023
certificate
By Leonor A
•Aug 8, 2015
Excellent!!
By Daniel G
•Aug 17, 2015
I love it
By Hilary G
•Oct 1, 2015
Awesome!
By Guillermo
•Sep 10, 2015
Love it
By Ye B
•Feb 13, 2018
非常好的课程
By Sujay C D
•Jun 8, 2020
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•Mar 9, 2018
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•Feb 12, 2016
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By Stewart M
•Dec 5, 2022
This course might be too challenging if you go into it was zero physics under your belt. The formulae discussed aren't very difficult, but I would not have had an easy time with them without some physics from highschool under my belt.
The course's biggest strength are its scope and the interviews that the professor had with leading scientists. Scope wise you will cover a lot of the latest discoveries in astronomy and biology, from planet finding missions to extremophile bacteria. The interviews are all interesting, and bring in some famous scientists like Freeman Dyson.
I recommend taking the lectures at 2x speed, if you can handle the math.
By Yuri D
•Nov 24, 2022
While in some aspects the course would benefit from more explanations on the steps done to achieve certain formulas and equations, most ideas in the course are novel, clear and helpful for learning about planetary science and space. I liked that the course gives a gateway to then further explore the topic.
By Dirag B
•Nov 17, 2015
Incredible Resources, But A Bit Monotonous Which Sucks Out The Enthusiasm To Complete The Course. But Make No Mistake, This Is One Brilliant Course And You *MUST* Try This To Understand The Universe Around You A Little Better.
By Roger F
•Sep 6, 2015
Definitely learned a lot but the exercises could have been a bit more involved.
It's also too easy to get away with submitting blank essays, but I suppose that's to the loss of the student.
By dulce l v
•Dec 22, 2020
It was nice and well done. LAcks perhaps of explining exercises and solving problems. I don+t know if there is a certificate...
By Roshni R
•Sep 17, 2016
A little challenging with advanced pace astrology...
you'll love it
By Jawaad a
•Sep 9, 2020
i didnt recieve my certificate for this course why????
By Pankaj A
•Apr 3, 2021
it was an interesting course
By Richard K
•Jan 3, 2018
very interesting course
By Jane M
•Dec 17, 2019
This course was not a good fit for me. Too much math (I really didn't know the derivation of every equation to get the gist of the information) and I did not really find the subject matter truly engaging until the last 3 weeks or so.
Aside from my personal issues with the course, I do not think it is suited to a MOOC format. The slides shown during the lectures were very hard to read, especially the ones with white backgrounds. Some of the questions pertained specifically to the day the lecture was given ("What planets are in the sky tonight?" can only be answered if you know what day the question was asked!) and some of the information outlined is now out of date. Most importantly, all of the grading in this class is done by peer-review. It's hard to do that unless there is a group all taking the class at the same time. A rolling enrollment MOOC is just not a good fit for this class.